Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Combination

Job Function

Training Officer

Years in Fire/EMS:

27 Years

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Broad Brook Fire Department, Broad Brook, CT

Years With Department/Agency

29 Years

Dept. Web Site:

http://www.bbfd.org

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

Well you have Broad Brook Fire Dept. Here is a list of the others.
Churchland Vol. Fire Department, Linwood NC
City of Salisbury Fire Department, Sailsbury NC
Locke Township Fire Department, Salisbury NC

My Training:

FF I, FF II, FF III, Fire Instructor I, CT EMT-B, Emergency Management Program manager I, and a whole host of others that I will add someday.

Day Job:

Chief of Campus Security.

Relationship Status:

Married

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

It's a family thing. Joined the fire department as a Junior Firefighter at age 14 and grew up in it. Spent a few years down in wonderful Salisbury, North Carolina working for the city fire department.

Why I Love Fire/EMS

being able to help someone in need.

Top Issues Facing Responders:

Firefighter safety! I think that we firefighters often disregard our own safety to provide safety for others and most of the time it does not have to be that way.